591. Thoughts on a Dark and Moonless Night

I’m so overtired.

I wish I could sleep.

I stare at the ceiling,

And silently weep.

I’m nobody’s worry,

And nobody’s care.

Lifetimes of emotions,

Pull me here and there.

The moon’s even sleeping.

I wish I could too,…

Though life, it is not fair,

And it is not through.

I have many more nights,

To cry on my own;

And far many more days,

‘Fore I can go home.

K. Aldaya, 8/22/22

Picture: By Joshua Rawson-Harris on Unsplash; https://unsplash.com/photos/wCgy-qHtZtM

587. Buzz

Buzz. Buzz. Buzz. Buzz.

A busy little brain,

Inside the head,

Can drive a man insane.

Buzz. Buzz. Buzz. Buzz.

A word is just a word,…

Though,…repeated…

Begins to sound absurd.

Buzz. Buzz. Buzz. Buzz.

There’s no rest from the roar.

Ev’ry voice speaks,

And there is an encore.

Buzz. Buzz. Buzz. Buzz.

The armies rise up strong…

Time for the war,

And it’s sure to be long.

Buzz. Buzz. Buzz. Buzz.

A busy little brain,

Trapped in the head,

Can drive a man insane.

K. Aldaya, 7/1/22

Picture: By Bethany Szentesi on Unsplash; https://unsplash.com/photos/GE43_0fqwQs

447. Much Too High a Cost?

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If I am but a beggar,

And no one will grant me coin,

Am I lost?

Is living, much too high a cost?

If I don’t have the answers,

And no one else does either,

Am I lost?

Is living, much too high a cost?

If I can not find the way,

And there are no directions,

Am I lost?

Is living, much too high a cost?

If I can not find myself,

And no one else will seek me,

Am I lost?

Is living, much too high a cost?

If I can not save myself,

And no one else can save me,

Am I lost?

Tell me do some lives, have much too high a cost?

K. Aldaya, 6/27/18

Picture: By Banksy; https://www.boredpanda.com/social-issues-street-art-bansky-london/